__NOTOC__ Pelican Lagoon is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the south coast of Dudley Peninsula on Kangaroo Island overlooking the body of water known in

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as the Southern Ocean and by international authorities as the Great Australian Bight. It is located about south of the state capital of Adelaide and about south-west of Penneshaw. The locality’s boundaries were created in March 2002 for the “long established name” which is derived from

Pelican Lagoon Pelican Lagoon is a seawater lagoon in the Australian state of South Australia located on the north coast of Kangaroo Island about south east of Kingscote. It was named by Matthew Flinders on 4 April 1802 after the large population of peli ...

, the seawater lagoon which adjoins the locality to the west. As of 2014, Pelican Lagoon consisted of land at the western end of Dudley Peninsula which adjoins the seawater lagoon of Pelican Lagoon on its north, east and west sides including the isthmus to the south that connects the peninsula to the west part of Kangaroo Island and which adjoins the island’s southern coastline. Land within the locality is zoned for agriculture, conservation including the

Pelican Lagoon Conservation Park Pelican Lagoon Conservation Park is a protected area located in the Australia, Australian state of South Australia on the Dudley Peninsula on Kangaroo Island. It was dedicated in 1967 for the protection of wildlife habitat. Description The co ...

and residential use. The locality includes a threshing floor which is listed on the South Australian Heritage Register. Pelican Lagoon is located within the federal division of Mayo, the state electoral district of Mawson and the local government area of the Kangaroo Island Council.

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;Notes ;Citations {{Kangaroo Island Council localities , state=collapsed Towns on Kangaroo Island Dudley Peninsula